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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning enable humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Denmark to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open education ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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